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Unheard Instrumental Chuck Schuldiner Cover of Madonna’s ‘Frozen’ Posted by Nephew

A family Instagram post reveals the late Death founder’s previously private recording, coinciding with an authorized biography release this month.

Overview

  • Chris Steele, Schuldiner’s nephew, says he found a CD‑R of the track and shared it via an Instagram reel and Death’s official social accounts.
  • The recording is an instrumental rendition with Schuldiner playing the song’s melodic lines on guitar over a drum machine.
  • Steele described the piece as made in the early phase of Schuldiner’s illness, with reports differing on whether that was 1998 or soon after.
  • The track had not been publicly released before, with Steele noting only family and a few friends had heard it.
  • Rolling Stone and Metal Injection reported the discovery, noting a new authorized biography, Born Human by David E. Gehlke, is slated for release this month.